Last updated: October 23, 2026 · Effective Date: October 23, 2026

This document governs the privacy notice of this website and of the game described below. Our privacy notice tells you what personal data and nonpersonal data we may collect from you, how we collect them, how we protect them, how we share them, how you can access and change them, how you can ask us to delete them, and how you can limit our sharing of them. Our privacy notice also explains certain legal rights that you have with respect to your personal data. Any capitalized terms not defined herein will have the same meaning as where they are defined elsewhere.

ABOUT THIS NOTICE AND OUR GAME

This privacy notice applies to:

• Our website, alexpatterson.net (the “Website”); and
• Lost and Found, a game that we offer in two versions: (1) a version you play in your web browser on the Website (the “Web Version”), and (2) a virtual reality version you download and play on a Meta Quest headset through the Meta Horizon Store (the “Quest Version”). We call both versions together the “Game.”

Alex Patterson is the developer of the Game and is the controller of the personal data described in this notice. Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (or, where you live outside the United States, Meta Platforms Technologies Ireland Limited) and its affiliates (“Meta”) operate the Meta Horizon Store and Meta Quest devices. Meta is a separate company. Meta collects and uses data through its own products under its own privacy policies, and this notice does not describe Meta’s practices. See “Meta’s Own Data Practices” below for where to read them.

Some sections below apply only to the Website, only to the Web Version, or only to the Quest Version. Each section says so when that is the case. If a section does not say so, it applies to everything covered by this notice.

DEFINITIONS

‘NONPERSONAL DATA’ (NPD) is information that is in no way personally identifiable.

‘PERSONAL DATA’ (PD) means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified directly or indirectly by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person. PD is in many ways the same as Personally Identifiable Information (PII). However, PD is broader in scope and covers more data.

‘GDPR’ means the European Union General Data Protection Regulation. ‘UK GDPR’ means the GDPR as it forms part of the law of the United Kingdom.

‘META HORIZON USER DATA’ means information we receive from Meta through the Meta Horizon platform about you or your device, such as your Meta user ID, username, profile picture, or age category, where the Quest Version uses them.

‘DEVICE USER DATA’ means information we obtain directly from your Meta Quest headset or controllers while you play the Quest Version, such as headset and controller position, input from your controllers or (if you turn it on) hand tracking, and device and software information.

‘META PLATFORM DATA’ means Meta Horizon User Data and Device User Data together.

‘SERVICE PROVIDER’ means a company that provides services to us, on our behalf and under a written agreement, in connection with the Game or the Website (for example, hosting, error reporting, or analytics).

TOPICS COVERED IN OUR PRIVACY NOTICE

YOUR RIGHTS

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHEN YOU PLAY THE GAME

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED AND SHARED

NO ADVERTISING, SALE, OR PROFILING IN THE GAME

RETAINING AND DESTROYING YOUR PD

UPDATING YOUR PD

HOW TO REQUEST DELETION OR CORRECTION OF YOUR DATA

REVOKING YOUR CONSENT FOR USING YOUR PD

YOUR PRIVACY CONTROLS ON META QUEST

PROTECTING THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES

DO NOT TRACK AND OPT-OUT SIGNALS

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND META’S OWN DATA PRACTICES

PROTECTING CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

OUR EMAIL POLICY

OUR SECURITY POLICY

USE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD AND PURCHASES

TRANSFERRING PD FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY NOTICE

YOUR RIGHTS

You Have the Right Not to Have Your Personal Information Sold

You have the right to request that we do not sell any of your personal information. We do not sell personal data that we collect through the Game, and we never will (see “No Advertising, Sale, or Profiling in the Game” below).

Personal information for this section means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked with a particular person or household.

If you wish to make this request, please contact us using the contact form or the privacy email address at the bottom of this notice, telling us that you do not want to have any of your personal information sold. Please include enough personal information so that we can reasonably verify your identification. We will respond to your request within 45 days after receiving it. If we need more time, we may extend this by up to 45 more days where the law allows, and we will tell you why.

Your Rights Under the GDPR and the UK GDPR

When using our services and submitting PD to us, you may have certain rights under the GDPR or the UK GDPR if you reside or are in any of the countries of the European Union, the European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom. Depending on the legal basis for processing your PD you may have some or all of the following rights:

• The Right to Be Informed–You have the right to be informed about the PD that we collect from you and how we process them.
• The Right of Access–You have the right to get confirmation that your PD are being processed and you have the ability to access your PD.
• The Right to Rectification – You have the right to have your PD corrected if they are inaccurate or incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)– You have the right to request the removal or deletion of your PD if there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing them.
• The Right to Restrict Processing – You have the right to ‘block’ or restrict the processing of your PD. When your PD are restricted, we are permitted to store your data, but not to process them further.
• The Right to Data Portability–You have the right to request your PD that you provided to us and use them for your own purposes. We will provide your data to you within one month of your request (extendable by up to two further months where the law allows). Contact us using the information at the bottom of this privacy notice to request your PD.
• The Right to Object –You have the right to object to us processing your PD for the following reasons:
  • Processing was based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority (including profiling)
  • Direct marketing (including profiling)
  • Processing for purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics
  • Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.
• The Right to Withdraw Consent – Where we process your PD based on your consent (for example, optional hand tracking data or non-essential cookies), you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before you withdrew it.
• Automated Individual Decision-Making and Profiling – You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects regarding you or similarly significantly affects you. We do not make such decisions about players of the Game.
• Filing a Complaint with Authorities– You have the right to file a complaint with supervisory authorities (in the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner’s Office) if your information has not been processed in compliance with the GDPR or the UK GDPR. If the supervisory authorities fail to address your complaint properly, you may have the right to a judicial remedy.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, the “CCPA”), to the extent the CCPA applies to us. These rights may include:

1. the right to know what personal information we collect about you, where it comes from, why we collect it, and with whom we disclose it
2. the right to know whether your personal information is sold or shared and to whom
3. the right to say no to the sale or sharing of your personal information
4. the right to access your personal information, including in a portable format that you can use elsewhere
5. the right to request that we delete the personal information we collected from you
6. the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information
7. the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information (we do not use sensitive personal information from the Game for purposes that would trigger this right)
8. the right to equal service and price, and not to be discriminated against, even if you exercise your privacy rights.

To make a request, use the contact form or the privacy email address at the bottom of this notice. We will respond within 45 days (extendable once by up to 45 days where the law allows). You may also use an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf; we may ask for proof of the agent’s authority.

In the 12 months before the date of this notice we have not sold any personal information collected through the Game, have not shared it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and have disclosed it for a business purpose only to Service Providers that help us run the Game and the Website.

YOUR RIGHTS IN OTHER U.S. STATES

Residents of other U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws (for example Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and others) may have similar rights, including to confirm whether we process their personal data, access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of it, and opt out of targeted advertising, sale, and certain profiling. You may make a request in the same way as described above. If we decline your request, you may appeal by contacting us with the word “Appeal” in your message; we will respond to your appeal within 60 days and, if we deny it, tell you how to contact your state attorney general.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

Generally, you control the amount and type of information that you provide to us when using our website or the Game.

OUR LEGAL BASIS FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING PD

Our legal basis for collecting and processing your PD when you buy our products or services is based on and the necessity for the performance of a contract or to take steps to enter into a contract. This includes providing the Game to you after you download or play it. Our legal basis for collecting and processing your PD when you sign up for our newsletter, download free information, access free audios, videos, and webinars through our website, including information you enter using any of our opt-in forms is based on consent. Our legal basis for collecting limited technical and diagnostic data from the Game (to keep it secure, fix errors, and understand in aggregate how it performs) is our legitimate interest in running a stable and safe game, which we balance against your rights. Where you choose to turn on an optional feature on your device, such as hand tracking, or accept non-essential cookies, our legal basis is your consent.

AUTOMATIC INFORMATION

We automatically receive information from your web browser. This information may also include the IP address of your device/the proxy server you use to access the Internet, your Internet service provider’s name, your web browser type, the type of device, and data about your browsing activity when using our website. We use all this information to analyze trends among our users to help improve our website. When you play the Web Version, we also automatically receive technical information needed to deliver and troubleshoot the Game, as described in “Information We Collect When You Play the Game.”

WHEN USING OUR WEBSITE

When you use our website and agree to accept cookies, some of these cookies may contain your PD.

OUR USE OF COOKIES

Our website may use cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data or a text file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies may contain text that can be read by the web server that delivered the cookie to you. The text contained in the cookie generally consists of a sequence of letters and numbers that uniquely identifies your computer or mobile device; it may contain other information as well.

By agreeing to accept our use of cookies you are giving us and the third parties with which we partner permission to place, store, and access some or all the cookies described below on your computer.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies – These cookies are necessary for proper functioning of the website, such as displaying content, logging in, validating your session, responding to your request for services, and other functions. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of cookies. If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to access features on our website correctly or at all.
• Performance Cookies – These cookies collect information about the use of the website, such as pages visited, traffic sources, users’ interests, content management, and other website measurements.
• Functional Cookies – These cookies enable the website to remember users’ choices, such as their language, usernames, and other choices while using the website. They can also be used to deliver services, such as letting a user create a blog post, listen to audios, or watch videos. In the Web Version, similar browser storage technologies (such as local storage) are used to remember your Game settings and progress on your device.
• Media Cookies – These cookies can be used to improve a website’s performance and provide special features and content. They can be placed by us or third parties who provide services to us.
• Session Cookies – These cookies allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for a variety of purposes, such as remembering what a user has put in their shopping cart as they use a website. Session cookies also permit users to be recognized as they navigate a website so that any item or page changes they make are remembered. Session cookies expire after a browser session; they are not stored long term.
• Persistent Cookies – These cookies are stored on a user’s device between browser sessions, which allows the user’s preferences or actions across a website or across different websites to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for several purposes, including remembering users’ choices and preferences when using a website.
• We may also use cookies for:
  • identifying the areas of our website that you have visited
  • personalizing content that you see
  • our website analytics
  • remembering your preferences, settings, and login details
  • affiliate marketing
  • allowing you to post comments
  • allowing you to share content with social networks.

Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of cookies. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access features on our website correctly or at all.

WEB BEACONS

We may also use a technology called web beacons to collect general information about your use of our website and your use of special promotions or newsletters. The information we collect by web beacons allows us to statistically monitor the number of people who open our emails. Web beacons also help us to understand the behavior of our customers and users.

COLLECTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PHYSICAL LOCATION

When you use our website, we may collect and process information about your approximate physical location, such as your country or region, which we derive from your IP address. The Game does not collect your precise location. The Game does not use GPS, Wi-Fi access point, or cell tower information to find where you are.

CHAT SOFTWARE OR CONTACT FORMS

Our website may contain chat software or contact forms that enable visitors to communicate with us live online or offline by email. In some cases visitors can communicate with us without buying our products and services. When you use our chat software or contact forms, including to send us support requests, bug reports, or privacy requests about the Game, we may collect some or all the following information: your email address, first name, last name, location, and any other information you willingly choose to give us. You should limit the information you give to us to one that is necessary to answer your questions.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Our website may use Google Analytics to collect information about the use of our website. Google Analytics collects information from users such as age, gender, interests, demographics, how often they visit our website, what pages they visit, and what other websites they have used before coming to our website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to analyze traffic, improve our marketing, advertising, and website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our website, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected using Google Analytics with PD. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google also uses specific identifiers to help collect information about the use of our website.

• For more information on how Google collects and processes your data visit: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
• You can prevent Google Analytics from using your information by opting out at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

We do not use Google Analytics, or any other advertising-related analytics tool, inside the Quest Version.

ANALYTICS

Our website may use analytics and crash reporting services from several companies to collect information about the use of our website. Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit, when they do so, their IP addresses, their interests, demographics and other information. We use the information we get from analytics to improve our services. Any analytics we run on the Game are limited to the technical and gameplay information described below, and we use the results only in aggregated or de-identified form so that we cannot identify individual players or devices from them.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T GIVE US YOUR PD

If you do not provide us with enough PD, we may not be able to provide you all our products and services. You can play the Game without giving us your name or email address. If you decline a permission on your Quest headset, the Quest Version will still work, although a feature that depends on that permission (such as hand tracking) may be unavailable.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHEN YOU PLAY THE GAME

We designed the Game to collect as little information as it can. This section lists what the Game collects, why, and where it comes from.

WEB VERSION

• Game settings and progress. Your settings, progress, and scores are saved in your browser’s local storage on your own device. We do not receive this information, and clearing your browser data deletes it.
• Technical information. When you load or play the Web Version, we and our Service Providers automatically receive your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, language setting, the page that referred you, the time of your visit, and error or performance reports. We use this to deliver the Game, keep it secure, find and fix bugs, and understand in aggregate how the Game performs.
• Messages you send us. If you contact us (for example to report a bug or make a privacy request), we receive your name, email address, and the content of your message.

QUEST VERSION

• Meta Horizon User Data (from Meta). When you start the Quest Version, it asks Meta to confirm that you obtained the Game legitimately (this is called an entitlement check, and Meta requires it). This uses your Meta user ID. The Quest Version does not request your name, username, email address, profile picture, or friends list from Meta.
• Device User Data (from your headset). To run the Game, it uses the position and movement of your headset and controllers, your controller button presses, and, only if you turn on hand tracking in your headset settings and allow the Game to use it, abstracted hand pose data (a simplified model of your hand’s position, not camera images). This information is processed on your device in real time to make the Game respond to you. We do not store it and we do not send it to our servers or to anyone else.
• Technical and diagnostic information. Meta’s developer tools give us crash reports and performance statistics about the Quest Version, grouped by things like headset model, operating system version, and Game version. We do not run our own analytics or crash-reporting service in the Quest Version, and this information does not identify you to us. We use it only to find and fix problems.
• Messages you send us. As above, if you contact us.

The Quest Version does not use your headset’s microphone, does not access the raw images from your headset’s cameras, does not use eye tracking or face tracking, and does not use the Meta Quest Advertising ID.

WHAT THE GAME DOES NOT COLLECT

The Game does not collect your precise location, your contacts, your photos or videos, recordings of your voice or surroundings, or biometric information used to identify you. We do not try to work out who you are from the data the Game receives (for example by using facial recognition or body or gait analysis), and we do not collect any information that would let us identify a player by their real name unless you choose to give it to us, for example in a message.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED AND SHARED

We use the information we receive from you to:

• provide our products and services you have requested or purchased from us, including running, supporting, and maintaining the Game
• personalize and customize our content
• make improvements to our website and the Game
• contact you with updates to our website, products, and services
• resolve problems and disputes
• keep the Game and the Website secure and comply with the law
• contact you with marketing and advertising that we believe may be of interest to you (on the Website only, and never using Meta Platform Data).

Limits on how we use Meta Platform Data. We use Meta Horizon User Data and Device User Data only (a) to run, support, and maintain the Game and to provide or improve the experience for the player it came from, (b) for analytics about the Game, using the results only in aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized form so that we cannot identify individual players or devices, and (c) to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We do not use Meta Platform Data for any other purpose.

COMMUNICATIONS AND EMAILS

When we communicate with you about our website, we will use the email address you provided when you contacted us or registered as a user or customer. We may also send you emails with promotional information about our website or offers from us or our affiliates unless you have opted out of receiving such information. You can change your contact preferences at any time through your account or by contacting us using the contact information at the bottom of this privacy notice. We do not collect your email address through the Quest Version, and we do not send promotional email based on how you play the Game.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES

We do not sell or rent your PD to third parties for marketing purposes. We do not sell, license, rent, or lend Meta Platform Data or any other PD collected through the Game, and we do not allow anyone else to do so. For data aggregation purposes we may use NPD collected through the Website (not the Game), which might be sold to other parties at our discretion. Any such data aggregation would not contain any of your PD. We may give your PD to Service Providers whom we hire to provide services to us. These Service Providers may include but are not limited to payment processors, web analytics companies, error and crash reporting companies, hosting providers, advertising networks (Website only), call centers, data management services, help desk providers, accountants, law firms, auditors, shopping cart and email service providers, and shipping companies.

We share PD collected through the Game only (a) with Service Providers, (b) when you expressly direct us to share it or expressly consent to our sharing it, or (c) when the law requires it. Before we share any Meta Platform Data with a Service Provider, we have a written agreement with that Service Provider that (1) allows it to use the data only on our behalf to provide services for the Game and not for its own purposes, (2) forbids any use that would break Meta’s Developer Data Use Policy or other Meta terms, (3) requires it to keep the data secure and confidential, and (4) requires it to stop processing and delete the data when it stops working for us. We are responsible for our Service Providers’ compliance.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WHEN YOU LOGIN USING SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES

We may share your information with third parties such as Facebook.com, Twitter.com, YouTube.com, Instagram.com, and Google.com. If you decide to login to our website using these third parties or other social media websites, you are agreeing to let us use and store your profile information from those websites to make better use of any social media features on our website. This sharing of information helps us provide you a better experience when using our website and services. It also provides us with useful information such as visitor traffic. If you use any of the social sharing icons on our website to share our information, you may also be sharing your personal information through social media websites. The Game does not offer login through social media websites.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS

We may share your PD collected through the Website with our business partners. The business partners include general business partners, affiliates, and joint venture partners. We share this information with them so that they can send you information about our products and services as well as their products and services. When you choose to take part in our services and/or offerings, you are authorizing us to provide your email address and other PD to our business partners. Please understand that when we share your PD with our business partners, your PD becomes subject to our business partners’ as well as our privacy notice. We do not share PD or Meta Platform Data collected through the Game with business partners.

LEGALLY REQUIRED RELEASES OF INFORMATION

We may be legally required to disclose your PD if such disclosure is (a) required by subpoena, law, or other legal process; (b) necessary to assist law enforcement officials or governmental enforcement agencies; (c) necessary to investigate violations of or otherwise enforce our terms and conditions; (d) necessary to protect us from legal action or claims from third parties, including you and/or other users; or (e) necessary to protect the legal rights, personal/real property, or personal safety of our company, users, employees, and affiliates. When the law requires us to disclose Meta Platform Data, we keep a record of the legal requirement or request.

DISCLOSURES TO SUCCESSORS

If our business is sold or merges in whole or in part with another business that would become responsible for providing our website to you, we retain the right to transfer your PD to the new business. The new business would retain the right to use your PD according to the terms of this privacy notice as well as to any changes to this privacy notice as instituted by the new business. We also retain the right to transfer your PD if our company files for bankruptcy and some or all of our assets are sold to another individual or business. A transfer of the Game itself, and of any Meta Platform Data, is subject to Meta’s consent and requirements, and the new owner will be bound to use Meta Platform Data only as Meta’s policies and this privacy notice allow.

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION BOARDS, BLOGS, OR OTHER MECHANISMS

Our website may offer the ability for users to communicate through online community discussion boards, blogs, or other mechanisms. We do not filter or monitor what is posted on such discussion mechanisms. If you choose to post on these discussion mechanisms, you should use care when exposing any PD, as such information is not protected by our privacy notice nor are we liable if you disclose your PD through such postings. Also, PD which you post on our website for publication may be available worldwide by means of the Internet. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

NO ADVERTISING, SALE, OR PROFILING IN THE GAME

To be clear about what we do not do with data from the Game (this section applies to the Web Version and the Quest Version):

• The Game does not show advertisements and does not contain advertising networks or advertising tools.
• We do not sell, license, rent, or lend data from the Game, and we do not let anyone else do so.
• We do not use Meta Platform Data for marketing, advertising, remarketing, or lookalike audiences.
• We do not combine Meta Platform Data with other data about you, such as data from the Website or data we get from third parties.
• We do not use data from the Game to profile you, to treat anyone unfairly because of who they are, to identify you as a particular person, or to conduct surveillance.
• We do not send Device User Data to Meta’s advertising or analytics products.
• We do not collect data from the Game with scrapers, bots, or other automated tools, and we do not try to re-identify data that has been de-identified.

RETAINING AND DESTROYING YOUR PD

We retain information that we collect from you (including your PD) only for as long as we need it for legal, business, or tax purposes. Your information may be retained in electronic, paper, or a combination of both forms. When your information is no longer needed, we will destroy, delete, or erase it.

This is our retention schedule for data connected with the Game. We do not keep any of it indefinitely, other than data that has been de-identified so that it cannot be linked to a person, browser, or device.

Data	How long we keep it
Game settings, progress, and scores saved on your device	Not held by us. Stays on your device until you clear browser data or uninstall the Game.
Web server logs (IP address, browser, device information)	Up to 1 year
Crash and diagnostic reports (Web Version and Quest Version)	Web Version: up to 1 year. Quest Version: viewed in Meta’s developer dashboard, which keeps crash data for a limited period set by Meta (currently up to 90 days); we delete any copy we download within 1 year.
Meta Horizon User Data (such as the Meta user ID used for the entitlement check)	Not stored by us beyond the session in which it is used, unless the law requires otherwise
Device User Data (headset, controller, hand tracking data)	Not stored; processed on your device in real time
Support messages and privacy requests	Up to 2 years after we resolve them; records of privacy requests up to 3 years where the law requires it
De-identified, aggregated statistics about the Game	May be kept indefinitely because they cannot identify you

We delete personal data from the Game, and make sure our Service Providers do the same, without undue delay when: you ask us to; the data is no longer necessary to provide the Game or a service you asked for; Meta asks us to or the law requires it; or, if we ever offer accounts for the Game, you delete your account. Where we are legally required to keep something longer, we keep only what the law requires and delete it when that period ends.

UPDATING YOUR PD

You can update your PD using services found on our website. If no such services exist, you can contact us using the contact information found at the bottom of this privacy notice and we will help you. However, we may keep your PD as needed to enforce our agreements and to comply with any legal obligations.

HOW TO REQUEST DELETION OR CORRECTION OF YOUR DATA

You can ask us to correct or delete any PD we hold about you from the Game or the Website, at any time and at no cost:

• Use the contact form at https://alexpatterson.net/contact/, or
• email privacy@alexpatterson.net.

Tell us which version of the Game you played (Web Version or Quest Version) and give us any details that will help us find your data, such as the email address you used to contact us. We may ask for information to confirm that the request really comes from you. We will act on your request without undue delay and in any event within 30 days (or within the time that the law applies to you if it is different, as described in “Your Rights” above), and we will confirm when it is done.

Most data the Game uses stays on your own device. You can delete it by clearing your browser data (Web Version) or uninstalling the Game from your headset (Quest Version). Information that Meta holds about you, including your Meta account and what Meta records about your use of the Meta Horizon Store and your headset, is controlled by Meta, and you must manage or delete it through Meta’s tools.

REVOKING YOUR CONSENT FOR USING YOUR PD

You have the right to revoke your consent for us to use your PD at any time. Such optout will not affect disclosures otherwise permitted by law including but not limited to: (i) disclosures to affiliates and business partners (Website only), (ii) disclosures to third-party service providers that provide certain services for our business, such as payment processors, web analytics companies, advertising networks, call centers, data management services, help desk providers, accountants, law firms, auditors, shopping cart and email service providers, and shipping companies, (iii) disclosures to third parties as necessary to fulfill your requests, (iv) disclosures to governmental agencies or law enforcement departments, or as otherwise required to be made under applicable law, (v) previously completed disclosures to third parties, or (vi) disclosures to third parties in connection with subsequent contests or promotions you may choose to enter, or third-party offers you may choose to accept. If you want to revoke your consent for us to use your PD, please contact us through the contact information at the bottom of this privacy notice. Nothing in this section allows us to share Meta Platform Data in ways that “How Your Information Is Used and Shared” does not allow. For features you turned on through your headset, such as hand tracking, you can also withdraw consent at any time in your headset settings.

YOUR PRIVACY CONTROLS ON META QUEST

The Quest Version works within the privacy settings and permissions on your headset:

• Permissions. Your headset asks you to allow certain features before the Game can use them. You can change or withdraw these permissions at any time in your headset settings.
• Hand and body tracking. This is off unless you turn it on in your headset’s movement tracking settings. Meta explains in its Hand and Body Privacy Notice that apps receive abstracted hand and body data and not raw camera images.
• App Privacy. On the Game’s page in the Meta Horizon Store you can see the types of data the Game may access, along with this privacy notice and Meta’s Developer Data Use Policy.
• Parental controls. Parents and guardians can use Meta’s parental supervision and Family Center tools to manage which apps a young person can download and use, and their privacy settings.
• Removing the Game. Uninstalling the Game from your headset removes the Game and the data it stored on your device.

PROTECTING THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES

If any postings you make on our website contain information about third parties, you agree to make sure that you have permission to include that information. While we are not legally liable for the actions of our users, we will remove any postings about which we are notified, if such postings violate the privacy rights of others.

DO NOT TRACK AND OPT-OUT SIGNALS

Some web browsers have settings that enable you to request that our website not track your movement within our website. Our website does not obey such settings when transmitted to and detected by our website. You can turn off tracking features and other security settings in your browser by referring to your browser’s user manual. However, where the law requires us to, we treat a Global Privacy Control signal sent by your browser as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your PD for that browser. The Game does not sell or share PD in this way in any event.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND META’S OWN DATA PRACTICES

Our website may contain links to other websites. These websites are not under our control and are not subject to our privacy notice. These websites will likely have their own privacy notices. We have no responsibility for these websites and we provide links to these websites solely for your convenience. You acknowledge that your use of and access to these websites are solely at your risk. It is your responsibility to check the privacy notices of these websites to see how they treat your PD.

Meta’s Own Data Practices. If you use the Quest Version, Meta collects and uses information about you and your device as part of your Meta account, your headset, and the Meta Horizon Store. That is covered by Meta’s own terms and privacy documents, not this notice, and we do not control it. You can read them here: Meta Privacy Policy; Supplemental Meta Platforms Technologies Terms of Service; Meta Horizon Store Terms; Hand and Body Privacy Notice; and Meta’s Developer Data Use Policy, which limits what developers like us can do with data from Meta’s platform. Where Meta’s policies protect you more than this notice does, Meta’s policies apply to the data they cover.

PROTECTING CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Even though our website is not designed for use by anyone under the age of 16, we realize that a child under the age of 16 may attempt to access our website. We do not knowingly collect PD from children under the age of 16 through the Website. The Game is rated Mature (17+) by the ESRB and is intended only for players aged 17 and over. It is not designed for, and is not directed to, anyone under 17, and we do not knowingly collect PD from anyone under 17 through the Game.

The Quest Version is offered through the Meta Horizon Store, where Meta applies its own age requirements, age ratings, and parental controls, including parent-managed accounts for preteens. The Quest Version has been certified to Meta in its age group intended for teens and adults (ages 13 and over), which is the closest category Meta offers. The Quest Version also carries an ESRB Mature 17+ rating in the store, and the Game is intended only for players 17 and older. We rely on Meta’s age rating and parental controls to help keep younger players from downloading the Quest Version without a parent’s involvement.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child is using our website or the Game, please contact us. Before we remove any information we may ask for proof of identification to prevent malicious removal of account information. If we discover that a child is accessing our website or the Game, we will delete his/her information within a reasonable period of time and, in any event, as soon as we can after we learn of it. You acknowledge that we do not verify the age of our users nor have any liability to do so.

OUR EMAIL POLICY

You can always opt out of receiving email correspondence from us or our affiliates. We will not sell, rent, or trade your email address to any unaffiliated third party without your permission except in the sale or transfer of our business, or if our company files for bankruptcy.

OUR SECURITY POLICY

We have built our website and the Game using industry-standard security measures and authentication tools to protect the security of your PD. We and the third parties who provide services to us also maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your PD that are designed to meet or exceed industry standards for the sensitivity of the data and to prevent unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee prevention of loss or misuse of your PD or secure data transmission over the Internet because of its nature. We strongly urge you to protect any login information and password you may have for our website and not share it with anyone.

If we become aware of unauthorized access to or loss of personal data from the Game, we will act quickly to contain and fix the problem, will notify Meta where Meta’s policies require it, and will notify affected people and regulators where the law requires it. If you find a security problem in the Game or on the Website, please report it to privacy@alexpatterson.net or through the contact form. We will review reports promptly and fix problems we confirm.

USE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD AND PURCHASES

You may have to provide a credit card to buy products and services from us. We use third-party billing services and have no control over them. We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that your credit card number is kept strictly confidential by using only third-party billing services that use industry-standard encryption technology to protect your credit card number from unauthorized use. However, you understand and agree that we are in no way responsible for any misuse of your credit card number. If you buy the Quest Version through the Meta Horizon Store, Meta processes your payment under its own terms and privacy policies, and we do not receive your card number or other payment details. Meta may tell us that a purchase took place so that we can confirm you own the Game, but not your payment information.

TRANSFERRING PD FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

PD that we collect from you may be stored, processed, and transferred among any countries in which we operate, including the United States. The European Union has not found the United States and some other countries to have an adequate level of protection of PD under Article 45 of the GDPR. Our company relies on derogations for specific situations as defined in Article 49 of the GDPR, and, for the United Kingdom, the corresponding provisions of the UK GDPR. If you are a European Union or United Kingdom customer or user, with your consent your PD may be transferred to the United States or other countries outside the European Union or United Kingdom when you request information from us. When you buy goods or services from us, we will use your PD for the performance of a contract or to take steps to enter into a contract. Where we receive personal data that Meta controls and that is subject to the GDPR or UK GDPR, we handle it as Meta’s Developer Data Use Policy requires, including by complying with the standard contractual clauses (and, for the United Kingdom, the approved international data transfer addendum) that apply to those transfers. Wherever we transfer, process, or store your PD, we will take reasonable steps to protect it. We will use the information we collect from you in accordance with our privacy notice. By using our website, services, or products you agree to the transfers of your PD described within this section.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY NOTICE

We reserve the right to change this privacy notice at any time. If our company decides to change this privacy notice, we will post those changes on our website so that our users and customers are always aware of what information we collect, use, and disclose, and we will update the “Last updated” date at the top. If at any time we decide to disclose or use your PD in a method different from that specified at the time it was collected, we will provide advance notice by email sent to the email address we have for you, if any, and by a prominent notice on the Game’s page on the Website. Otherwise we will use and disclose our users’ and customers’ PD in agreement with the privacy notice in effect when the information was collected. We will keep the privacy policy link we give to Meta for the Quest Version current and available at all times. In all cases your continued use of our website, services, and products after any change to this privacy notice will constitute your acceptance of such change. If you have questions about our privacy notice, please contact us through the information at the bottom of this privacy notice.

DATA CONTROLLER CONTACT INFORMATION:

Alex Patterson, 438 74th Street, Brooklyn, NY

Contact form for electronic communications: https://alexpatterson.net/contact/

Privacy email: privacy@alexpatterson.net